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Chicken Little
Second graders listen to the story "Chicken Little" as it is read to the whole group while recognizing similarities in the character's names. They create another character to be added to the story using the same rhyming pattern and make...
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Expressions With Pass
In this expressions instructional activity, students complete an 8 question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about common expressions that contain the word "pass".
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Helping Students Understand the War in Iraq
Pupils ask and answer questions about the war with Iraq. Advice is provided on how to help them cope. There are activities to prompt students to discuss their feelings. Other sites let pupils post their artwork online or send a message...
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Environment: John Muir Day
Young scholars observe John Muir Day by visiting Websites containing fact sheets, excepted writings, as well as songs, pictures, and educational sources. They use April 21 as a day to reflect on Muir's accomplishment and environmental...
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Peter and the Wolf
Pupils create movements to music that reflect focused listening, write story using complete, coherent sentences, design and perform class play speaking clearly and at an appropriate pace, and retell Peter and the Wolf story, including...
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How Does Your Garden Grow?
Second graders view an animated picture book at a Web site. The picture book illustrates each step in planting and growing a garden. They design how-to books showing the process. They will draw a picture and write a caption for each step.
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You're The Chef
First graders view an animated picture book at a web site. The book provides step-by-step instructions on how to prepare a hamburger. After exploring the book, groups of children will create cookbook recipes by drawing a picture and...
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Lengths of Ladybugs
Students are read a book about ladybugs. Using the test, they estimate which page shows the longest trip the ladybug made. They assemble their own ladybug book by following directions on a worksheet. They take measurements on each...
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Life Cycle of the Butterfly
Students listen a variety of books on butterflies and are introduced to their life cycle. In groups, they describe the life cycle in the correct order and watch the life cycle from larva to the butterfly in a demonstration. To end the...
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Fairy Tales
Fourth graders read numerous examples of fairy tales. Using the text, they identify the organization styles and conventions within them and write their own for a class book. They practice using descriptive language and receive...
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Where in the World?
Sixth graders research online various types of poetry. For this poetry analysis lesson, 6th graders research different types of poetry online, their characteristics, and poets. Students create a class atlas that incorporates the seven...
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Good E-mail Manners
Students discuss online e-mail safety and etiquette rules and how they should apply the same rules in cyberspace as they use when encountering strangers in the face-to-face world. They participate in mock situations and tell what the...
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Rhymes
Students complete rhyming word activities. In this rhyming words lesson, students play an online game for rhyming words and recite a well known nursery rhyme as a class. Students pick out words from the poem that rhyme and brainstorm...
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Length, Weight and Measures
Students complete measurement activities. In this measurement lesson, students watch online clips about measurements. Students view items and discuss taking measurements of them. Students discuss what units of measurement and equipment...
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Author Study: Kevin Henkes
Students use the Internet to access information about author Kevin Henkes and his many books. They read interviews, explore book-related mazes, recipes and activities and complete coloring pages, etc.
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Hooray for Harry
Students examine the Harry Potter series of books and read about charitable endeavors of J.K Rowling. They explore various websites and look for newspaper articles about charitable giving or charitable service.
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Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground
Fifth graders participate in online astronomy activities with hundreds of fun explorations into astronomy as a classroom tool for learning how to theorize, experiment, and analyze data.
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Poetry
Students read poems from the book Runny Babbit and do language arts activities based on the book. In this language arts lesson plan, students read poems from the given book and do activities that include a word finder, rhyming...
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Author Study: Robert Munsch
Students use the Internet to access information about author Robert Munsch and his many books. They read biographies and book reviews and complete word searches, worksheets, etc.
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Dramatic Pause
Students view live theatre. In this play productions lesson, students visit selected venues online or in person to see up to 41 plays in the United Kingdom.
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Freckle Juice- Lesson 6
Young scholars read Freckle Juice. In this comprehension lesson, students complete a story map and discuss cause and effect based on readings from Freckle Juice.
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Time Travel Writing Assignment using "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
Students examine the consequences of time travel through the analysis of the short story "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury. They watch a PowerPoint presentation, conduct Internet research on endangered ecosystems, and create a...
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Stonewall and Beyond: Gay and Lesbian Issues
Help learners understand their own biases and how their perspectives may have been influenced by biased media sources. They keep a journal while viewing videos, exploring websites, and engaging in class discussions related to gay and...
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Social Darwinism and American Laissez-faire Capitalism
Learners investigate Social Darwinism. For this government systems lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture on the details of Social Darwinism and American laissez-faire capitalism. Learners respond to discussion...